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Shariah Board, New York presents I NEED TO KNOW MY DEEN series 1 Questions to Answer What does 100% Halal mean? What does Zabiha Halal mean? Why is it a MUST to consume Halal and ONLY Halal? What are the harms of consuming Haram? Is the meat of Ahlul Kitab (the People of the Book) permissible? 2 The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws ِ اس ُّكلُّواْ ِم َما فِى أٱۡلَ أر ض َحلَ ٰـال ً۬ط َِيبً۬ا َو ََل تَ َت ِب ُّعواْ ُّخطُّ َوٲ ِت َ ﴿ يَ ٰ ٰٓـأَي ُّ َها ُّ ٱلن َ ﴾ ٱلش أيطَ ٰـ ِن ِإنَه لَ ُّك ْم َع ُّد ٌّو ُّم ِب ْي ٌّن 1. “O people, eat permissible good things out of what lies in the earth, and do not follow the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan); indeed, he is an open enemy for you.” (al-Baqarah:168) ِ ﴿ يا أَيُّها ال َ ِذين َآمنوا ُّكلُّوا ِمن ط َِيب ﴾ ات َما َر َز ْق َنا ُّك ْم ُّ َ َ َ َ َ ْ 2. “O you who believe, eat of the good things (tayyib)We have provided to you and be grateful to Allah” (al-Baqarah:172) 3 The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws ﴾ ٌ۬ٱع َملُّواْ َص ٰـلِ ًحا ِإنِى بِ َما تَ أع َملُّو َن َعلِيم ٱلر ُّسل ُّ ُّكلُّواْ ِم َن ٱلطَ ِي َب ٰـ ِت َو أ ُّ ﴿يَ ٰ ٰٓـأَي ُّ َہا 3. “O messengers, eat from the good things, and act righteously. Of whatever you do, I am fully aware.” (alMu’minoon:51) ﴾ ك َما َذآ أُّ ِحل َ ل َُّه أ ۖم قُّلأ أُّ ِحل َ لَ ُّك ُّم ٱلطَ ِي َب ٰـ ُّت َ َ﴿ يَ أس َـلُّون 4. “They ask you as to what has been made lawful for them. Say, “Made lawful for you are good things” (al-Maa’idah: 4) 4 The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws ِ َ ﴿ٱل ِ ٱلن ِب َى أٱۡلُّ ِم َى ٱل َ ِذى يَ ِج ُّدونَه ُّ ۥ َم أك ُّتوبًا ِعن َد ُّه أم فِى س ٱلر ن و ع ب ت ي ين ذ َ ول َ َ َ ُّ َ ُّ َ َ ِ نجي ِل يأأمرهم بِٱلأمعر ِ ٰٱلتورٮ ِ ِ ڪ ِر َويُّ ِحل ُّ ل َُّه ُّم ٱۡل و ة أ َ وف َويَ أن َہ ٰٮ ُّه أم َع ِن ٱلأ ُّمن َ َ َأ ُّ َ ُّ ُّ ُّ َ أ ﴾ث َ ٱلطَ ِي َب ٰـ ِت َويُّ َح ِرم ُّ َعلَ أي ِه ُّم ٱلأ َخ َب ٰ ٰٓـ ِٮ 5. ” Those who follow the Messenger, the Ummiyy (unlettered) prophet whom they find written with them in the Torah and the Injil , and who bids them what is fair and forbids what is unfair, and makes lawful for them good things, and makes unlawful for them impure things”(alA’raaf:157) 5 The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws ِ َ ﴿ ح ِرمت علَي ُّكم ٱلأميت ُّة وٱلدَم ولَحم ٱلأ ِخن ِزي ِر ومٓا أُّ ِهل َ لِ َغي ِر ٱّلل بِ ِهۦ َوٱلأ ُّم أن َخ ِن َق ُّة ََ ُّ ُّ َ أ َ أ ُّ َ أ َ َ ِ ُّ َ أ أ ِ ٱلن ﴾ ٱلس ُّب ُّع ِإ ََل َما َذ َك أي ُّت أم ط َ َيح ُّة َو َمٓا أَ َكل َ َ َوٱلأ َم أوقُّو َذةُّ َوٱلأ ُّم َت َرديَ ُّة َو 6. “Prohibited for you are: carrion, blood, the flesh of swine, and those upon which (a name) other than that of Allah has been invoked (at the time of slaughter), animal killed by strangulation, or killed by a blow, or by a fall, or by goring, or that which is eaten by a beast unless you have properly slaughtered it;” (al-Maa’idah:3) 6 The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws ﴾ ﴿ وَل تأكلوا مما لم يذكر اسم اهلل عليه وإنه لفسق 7. “Eat not (of meats) on which Allah's name has not been pronounced, and surely it is a sin...” (al-An’aam:121) ِ َ ﴿ وأَنأعـم ح ِرمت ظُّهورها وأَنأعـم ََل ي أذ ُّكرو َن ٱسم ﴾ٱّلل َعلَ أي َها ٱفأ ِت َرآءً َعلَ أي ِه َ أ ُّ َ ٌ۬ ٰ َ َ َ ُّ ُّ َ َ ٰ ٌّ ُّ َ أ 8. “…and there are cattle over which they do not pronounce the name of Allah, __ all being fabrications against Him.” (al-An’aam:138) 7 The Need to Eat Halal 10 Ayat of the Holy Quran about Islamic Dietary Laws ِ َ ڪم ٱلأميت َة وٱلدَم ولَحم ٱلأ ِخن ِزي ِر ومٓا أُّ ِهل َ بِ ِهۦ لِ َغي ِر ِ َ ﴾ٱّلل ي ل ع م ر ح ا م ن إ ﴿ َ ُّ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ أ َ َ َ أ أ ُّ أ 9. “He has only prohibited for you carrion, blood, the flesh of swine and that upon which a name of someone other than ‘Allah’ has been invoked.” (al-Baqarah:173) ِ َ ڪلُّواْ ِمما ذُّ ِكر ٱسم َ ﴾ٱّلل َعلَي ِه أ ت ََل ﴿ َو َما لَ ُّكم أ أ َ ُّ َ أ أ ُّ َ أ 10. “What should cause you to avoid eating of that upon which the name of Allah has been invoked” (al-An’aam:119) 8 The Need to Eat Halal :عن أبي هريرة قال قال رسول اهلل صلى اهلل عليه وسلم » « إن اهلل تعالى طيب َل يقبل إَل طيبا Hazrat Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: “Allah, the Almighty, is tayyib (pure) and accepts only that which is tayyib.” (Sahih Muslim, 1015) 9 The Need to Eat Halal ِ ﴿ يا أَيُّها الرسل ُّكلُّوا ِمن الطَ ِيب:« وإن اهلل أمر المؤمنين بما أمر به المرسلين فقال تعالى ات ُّ ُّ ُّ َ َ َ َ ِ َ ﴿ يا أَيُّها ال: وقال تعالى.﴾ واعملُّوا صالِحا ِإنِي بِما تَعملُّو َن َعلِيم ين َآ َم ُّنوا ُّكلُّوا ِم ْن ذ َ َ َ َْ َ ً َ َْ َ ٌّ ِ ط َِيب )1015 » (رواه مسلم.﴾ كم ُّْ ات َما َر َز ْق َنا َ Allah has commanded the faithful to do that which he commanded the Messengers, and the Almighty has said: “O messengers, eat from the good things, and act righteously.” (al-Mu’minoon:51) “O you who believe, eat of the good things (tayyib)We have provided to you and be grateful to Allah” (alBaqarah:172) (Sahih Muslim, 1015) 10 BECOME MUSTAJAB AD-DA’WAAT (He Whose Dua is Accepted) ِ « يا سع ُّد أ » اب الد َْع َوة ج ت س م ن ك ت ك م ع ط م ب َط ْ ُّ َ َ َْ َ َ َ َ ْ ُّ ْ ََ َ ْ Sayyiduna S'ad ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “O S'ad purify your food (and as a result) you will become one whose supplications are accepted.” People used to flock to Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) to get their Duas answered (Tabrani, 6495) 11 A Traveler’s Dua Unanswered « ذكر الرجل يطيل السفر أشعث أغبر يمد يديه إلى السماء يا رب يارب ومطعمه » حرام ومشربه حرام وملبسه حرام وغذي بالحرام فأنى يستجاب له The Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) mentioned (the case of) a man who, having journeyed far, is dishevelled and dusty and who spreads out his hands to the heavens (saying): “O Lord! O Lord!” — while his food is unlawful, his drink unlawful, his clothing unlawful, and he is nourished unlawfully, so how can he be answered!” (Sahih Muslim, 1015) 12 Will Not Enter Jannah » « َل يدخل الجنة جسد غذي بالحرام The body which has been nourished with Haram WILL NOT ENTER JANNAH. (Baihaqi, 6110) 13 Good Deeds Unaccepted ِِ ِ ُّ ِإ َن العبد لَيق ِذ،وال َ ِذي نفس محم ٍد بِي ِد ِه ُّ ْ َ َ ْ َ ْ ُّ ف الل ْق َم َة الْ َح َرام َ في َج ْوفه َما يُّ َت َق َبل َ َ َ ُّ ُّ ْ َ ِ َِم ْنه ُّ َعمل أَرب » ين يَ ْو ًما ع َ ْ َ َ َ « The Prophet (peace be upon him): “I swear by Him in whose hands the soul of Muhammad lies, verily a servant (of Allah) puts a haram (impermissible) food morsel in his stomach (due to which) no good deed is accepted from him for 40 days” (Tabrani, 6395) 14 A Date Taken Out The Beloved Prophet (s) once saw Sayyiduna Hasan (r) pick up a date and put it in his mouth. He immediately took it out of Hasan’s mouth because there was doubt about its source. 15 A Bite Thrown Up Sayyiduna Abu Bakr ate a bite of food in extreme hunger. When he found out it was doubtful, he forced himself to throw up. 16 The Stolen Goat Imam Abu Haneefah (rh) avoided goat meat for many years because one goat was stolen in his neighborhood and the goat meat in the market could possibly come from that goat. 17 A Doubtful Apple Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani (rh)’s father Abu Salih Jangidost (rh) once picked up an apple from a flowing river and ate it. When he realized it could belong to someone else, he went and asked forgiveness from the possible owner. The owner stipulated that he has to marry his blind, mute, handicapped daughter (to test his Taqwa). In fear of the repercussions of eating this apple in the Akhirah, he agreed, only to find out the daughter was completely of the opposite condition. 18 A Week of Evil Temptations Shaykh Ya’qub Nanotawi (rh) once attended an invitation and began to eat. After eating only a bite, he suddenly left the gathering. After one week, he said to his students, “I have been afflicted with evil temptations for the past week due to the (doubtful) bite of food I ate at that invitation.” 19 A Pious Father A father enrolled his son to study the Deen and prohibited him from eating meat from the market. Reason: Doubtful food prevents knowledge. 20 Yearly Invitation Shaykh Qasim Nanotawi (rh) used to wait an entire year to receive a yearly invitation from a poor man who had pure earnings. He used to say: “Due to this pure (completely Halal) food, I get energy to stand the entire night in Tahajjud. 21 Only Pure Halal Mufti Muzaffar Hussain (rh) was known to naturally throw up any food that was not purely Halal. 22 Definitions Halal: permissible, lawful Haram: impermissible, unlawful, prohibited 23 Principles of Halal and Haram In the Shariah, the basic rules about Muslim’s diet are: ONLY Tayyib is halal Khabeeth is haram 24 Principles of Halal and Haram ” “ اۡلصل في اۡلشياء اۡلباحة وفي اللحوم الحرمة The principle in all things is permissibility (allowed) (unless proven otherwise) & The principle in meat is impermissibility (haram) (unless proven otherwise) (Upon the consensus of the major ulama of all four mazhahib of Fiqh) 25 Principles of Halal and Haram “It is not necessary to consume all that which is halal HOWEVER It is absolutely necessary to avoid all that which is haram” - Shaikhul Islam Hazrat Mufti Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri, may Allah increase his life and knowledge 26 Are there dietary laws in Islam? ِ ﴿ ُّه َو ٱل َ ِذى َخلَ َق لَ ُّكم َما فِى أٱۡلَ أر ﴾ض َج ِميعً۬ا “It is He who created for you all that the earth contains” (Surah al-Baqarah:29) 27 Are there dietary laws in Islam? There two types of issues in Islam: Umoor Ta’abbudiyyah: those issues related to ibadah (worship) Umoor ‘Adiyah: those issues related to everyday life, unrelated to ibadah (worship) THE DIETARY LAWS OF ISLAM ARE AMONG THE Umoor Ta’abbudiyyah 28 Are there dietary laws in Islam? « من صلى صالتنا واستقبل قبلتنا وأكل ذبيحتنا فذلك » المسلم الذي له ذمة اهلل وذمة رسوله “The one who prays our salat, faces our Qiblah, and eats our zabiha, he is the Muslim who is under the protection of Allah and His Messenger (s)” (Bukhari, 391) 29 The Conditions of Zabiha Condition #1: THREE out of the FOUR main veins of the animal’s throat MUST be cut Condition #2: Tasmiyyah: Mentioning the Name of Allah verbally at the time of each slaughter Condition #3: The butcher must be a Muslim or Believing Ahlul Kitab 30 The Conditions of Zabiha ALL THREE CONDITIONS MUST BE MET AT ONCE If any one condition is NOT MET, the meat will NOT be considered ZABIHA HALAL 31 The Conditions of Zabiha Condition #1: The method of slaughtering 32 33 The Conditions of Zabiha #1 THREE out of the FOUR main veins of animal’s throat MUST be cut: 1. 2. 3. 4. Trachea (windpipe) Esophagus (foodpipe) Juglar Vein #1 Juglar Vein #2 34 The Conditions of Zabiha Condition #2: Tasmiyyah: Mentioning the Name of Allah verbally at the time of each slaughter 35 The Conditions of Zabiha #2: Mentioning the Name of Allah ﴾ ﴿ وَل تأكلوا مما لم يذكر اسم اهلل عليه وإنه لفسق “Eat not (of meats) on which Allah's name has not been pronounced, and surely it is a sin...” (al-An’aam:121) 36 The Conditions of Zabiha #2: Mentioning the Name of Allah Mentioning the Name of Allah ( Bismillah ) verbally is required at the time of each slaughter If the butcher intentionally leaves out Bismillah, the meat is HARAM Any animal upon which Bismillah is not mentioned at the time of slaughter intenionally, is considered maitah (carrion) If the butcher unintentionally forgets Bismillah, there is no problem with meat 37 The Deception that We Have Befallen “Prohibited for you are: Maitah (carrion), blood, the flesh of swine, and those upon which (a name) other than that of Allah has been invoked (at the time of slaughter)…” (al-Maa’idah:3) Allah mentions the meat of swine third, after Maitah (carrion) and blood, indicating that avoiding the first two is even more serious than pork The meat upon which the name of Allah was not pronounced at slaughter time (Maitah) is worse than pork 38 The Conditions of Zabiha Condition #3: The butcher must be a Muslim or Believing Ahlul Kitab 39 The Conditions of Zabiha #3: The Butcher must be Muslim or Believing Ahlul Kitab If one does not know who slaughtered the animal, further researched MUST be done before eating Imported meat will be judged by the place from which it came 40 Is there a difference between Halal and Zabiha? Those animals declared as “Halāl”, if they have been slaughtered according to “Zabīha” rules, only then consuming their meat is “Halāl”. If they have not been slaughtered as per Shar’i rules, then that meat cannot be called “Halāl”, it would be considered as “Maitah (Carrion)” which is “Haram”. Note: This clearly proves that there are no difference of “Halāl” and “Zabīha” meat in Islam. 41 1. Machine Slaughter and what is labeled as ‘Halal’ in the market 2. Does Kosher mean Halal? 3. Say Bismillah and JUST EAT IT! 42 Machine Slaughter Machine-slaughtered meat is labeled ‘HALAL’ in great abundance The ulama state that machine-slaughtered meat is NOT HALAL If more than one animal is slaughtered at one time, Bismillah must be pronounced separately on each animal (adapted from Fatwa Rahimiyyah, vol. 10, pg. 80) 43 Further Problem THE MACHINE SLAUGHTERING PROCESS 44 A Solution Mufti Taqi Usmani: “The only solution to this problem is that instead of one person, three Muslims be employed to cut the throats of chicken manually. They can slaughter the hanging chicken, alternatively. The speed of the machine need not be slowed down, nor does the production need to be reduced. Each one of these three persons will cut the throats of chickens by pronouncing the name of Allah". 45 Cont. “In the way I have suggested, all the process of the mechanical production will remain as it is. The only act to be done manually is the act of cutting the throat without slowing down the machine. You can see that the separation of liver and some other parts of chicken is still being done manually, while it does not in any way, slow down the process. The same method is suggested for cutting the throat also.” (Contemporary Fatawa, p.288-289) 46 Does Kosher mean Halal? “The food (slaughtered meat) of Ahlul Kitab (People of the Book) is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them.” (al-Maa’idah:5) The food of the Christians and Jews, even with their distorted beliefs, is considered Halal for Muslims 47 Are There Any Conditions? The same conditions that are stipulated in an Islamic Slaughter, according to the Quran and Sunnah, are also the conditions for the people of the Book. 48 Proof from Quran “Eat not (of meats) on which Allah's name has not been pronounced, and surely it is a sin...” (al-An’aam:121) 49 Proof From Our Scholars Ibn Kathir: These are lawful for Muslims because they consider slaughtering animals for anyone other than Allah as unlawful and do not invoke any name other than that of Allah on animals they slaughter - even if they believe in things about Almighty Allah from which the great Creator is free and far above (Ibn Kathir, p. 19, v. 3). 50 Today: Christians Mufti Rasheed in ‘Ahsan al-Fatawa’ writes about how he sent letters to the major Christian seminaries, including the Vatican, asking about if they have any dietary laws pertaining to animal slaughter. They responded in the negative, saying that they do not have any rules for sacrificing an animal. 51 And their Iman? This is from common knowledge that a good majority of Christians are atheists in belief. In other words, they are far from sanctifying their food by using the Oneness of God. 52 The Kosher Slaughter “Before performing ritual slaughter, it is necessary to recite the blessing, “Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us concerning ritual slaughter.” However, if the blessing is not recited, it is still permitted to eat the meat.” “this blessing covers all the animals slaughtered in that period.” MT Book 5, The Book of Holiness, Sefer Kedushah; Treatise 3, Laws Concerning Shehitah (Shechitah, Ritual Slaughter); Chapter 1, sec 2 (pages 506M 259Y) - See more at: http://www.religiousrules.com/Judaismfood17slaughter.htm#_ftn5 53 So Does Kosher mean Zabiha? KOSHER does NOT necessarily mean ZABIHA. KOSHER has its own respective standards but does NOT necessarily conform with ZABIHA requirements KOSHER is a general term for that which is allowed in the Jewish faith. So, there are Kosher foods, wines, businesses, etc. In order for a Muslim to consume meat, it MUST meet ZABIHA requirements 54 Say Bismillah and JUST EAT IT! There two types of issues in Islam: Umoor Ta’abbudiyyah: those issues related to ibadah (worship) Umoor ‘Adiyah: those issues related to everyday life, unrelated to ibadah (worship) THE DIETARY LAWS OF ISLAM ARE AMONG THE Umoor Ta’abbudiyyah 55 Say Bismillah and JUST EAT IT! “A group of people once said to the Prophet (SAW), “Some people have come to us with meat, and we do not know whether the name of Allah has been mentioned over it or not.” He replied, “You yourselves mention the name of Allah over it and eat.” (Bukhari) 56 Say Bismillah and JUST EAT IT! This ruling is only for meat slaughtered UNDOUBTEDLY by Muslims Meat from other sources is not included in this ruling 57 MONITORING + CERTIFICATION 58 The Problem The percentage of meat labeled as ‘HALAL’ is much less than the HARAM meat in the market Regarding the meat which is labeled as ‘HALAL’: It based on trust Unfortunately, deception is a normal business practice 59 A Solution Awareness of the issues and challenges with the halal market is necessary There is a great need to have an alternative available to the unmonitored, uninspected, controversial ‘halal meat’ labels prevalent in the market 60 SBNY HALAL ZABIHA MONITORING + CERTIFICATION Alhamdulillah, Shariah Board, New York provides the Muslim community with substantial information concerning slaughtered meat which is available for consumption SBNY is authorized by the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets to certify businesses as serving Halal 61 SBNY HALAL ZABIHA MONITORING + CERTIFICATION SBNY Zabiha Monitoring & Certification is a process of evaluation and confirmation through investigation and inspection, that a Halal animal or bird has met the Shar’ee requirements of slaughter of Zabiha. The certification is a statement that the Zabiha process is being independently monitored by the staff or a representative of SBNY Zabiha Monitoring Committee. The Certificate of Zabiha Halal confirms that the cattle and/or poultry meet the strictest standards of hand-slaughtered Zabiha 62 SBNY HALAL ZABIHA MONITORING + CERTIFICATION SBNY certifies and monitors the entire chain, from the slaughterhouse to the processing plant, to the distributor to retailer/restaurant If there is any link in the chain which not certified by SBNY, the levels after it cannot be certified 63 SBNY HALAL ZABIHA MONITORING + CERTIFICATION SBNY certifies ONLY hand slaughtered zabiha halal meat and does NOT certify any machine slaughtering Certificates are granted for 1-year, in the term of which frequent random inspections are conducted The slaughtering process, processing of meat, production records, packing, retail merchandise, verbal testimonials, and related invoices are audited on random inspections 64 SBNY HALAL ZABIHA MONITORING + CERTIFICATION Certification is free of cost, there are absolutely no charges whatsoever, solely for the benefit of the ummah, thus there are no conflict of interests Monitoring and Certification begins only by the request and consent of the business; SBNY does not go to certify any business without a prior application from that business requesting our services 65 This is our Deen We are Muslim We are in need of Halal food We need to be Active to establish this Umar (RA) used to be active in checking the markets to ensure nothing Haram was being sold Allah purify our food, our hearts, and all of the Muslims from today till Qiyamah, Ameen 66 ShariahBoardNY.org 67 SBNY Certified Listing 68 IMPORTANT NOTICE The businesses listed on our certified listing page are the only ones certified by SBNY. If the business name is not listed on our website, it is NOT certified by us. 69 JazakumAllah FOR ALL YOUR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DEEN IN ANY ASPECT OF IT, CONTACT SBNY: CALL (718) 426-3454 WEB: www.shariahboardny.org EMAIL: [email protected] For Zabiha Monitoring related issues: [email protected] 70
